Location:
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey

Geographic coordinates:
35 00 N, 33 00 E

Area:
total: 9,250 sq km
water: 10 sq km
land: 9,240 sq km

Area - comparative:
about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut

Land boundaries:
0 km

Coastline:
648 km

Climate:
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters

Terrain:
central plain with mountains to north and south
(Troodos and Pentadaktylos); scattered but significant plains along southern coast

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Olympus 1,951 m

Natural resources:
copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment

Land use:
arable land: 14.4%
permanent crops: 4.5%
other: 81.1% (2001 est.)

Irrigated land:
382 sq km (2001 est.)

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants

Geography - note:
the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea